Race Day:
July 17th, 2010
Field Limited to 16 teams
Entry Fee: $20.00 per Team. Cash only, to be paid during the Drivers meeting.
Bring your own pit tables and AC power. Unfortunately Tamiya America will not be providing pit tables and AC power for this event.
Tamiya America track gates will open at 7:00 am.
Open practice 7:00 am to 8:45 am.
Qualifying race 9:15 am. 9:40 am Drivers meeting. 10:00 am Race Starts... and concludes 6 hours later.
Event Rules: Other than what is listed here, TCS rules apply
Any Tamiya M-Chassis type: (M01, M02, M03, M04, and M05).
Tamiya Hop-Ups only; no hybrid chassis or conversions, i.e. M03 or M05 rear wheel drive.
No weight limit.
Any Tamiya M-Chassis body.
Any Tamiya M-Chassis tire/wheel allowed. Must use equal size tires in all 4 corners.
Tamiya 540J silver can motor's only, i.e. item #53689, no RPM limit.
Maximum 20T pinion gear for M03/M05, Maximum 21T pinion gear for M04.
The use of LIPO batteries is permitted in this event, but due to the battery compartment having a rounded profile, only round profile LIPOs are legal, examples are the Orion/Peak 2400, 3200, and 3400 Carbon Edition hard cased packs. Modifying the chassis to fit other hard case LIPO batteries is not permitted.
Minimum of 3 team members per team and a maximum of 5 members. Each Team is required to have a minimum of 3 drivers; no driver may run more than 2 consecutive battery packs. Driver change may only occur during pit stops for battery change and/or car repair. Members of the teams must be clearly stated before the start of the event. Teams are encouraged to help each other out; however there is to be no driver crossing-over or "floating" between teams during the event.
Quick change systems are allowed, but no quick change and/or "fixed in place" battery connectors allowed.
The car that starts the race must be the car finishes the race, no swapping cars during the race; however any damaged part(s) may be replaced.
Starting grid will be determined by one 15 minute qualifying session for fast lap. Teams may go out anytime and must complete at least one timed lap during the 15 minute session. Teams are permitted to make pit stops for chassis adjustments, tire changes, and driver changes during the session.
Personal AMB transponder must be used. (No hand-out transponders will be provided) Should your transponder fail or fall out of the car, it is the team's responsibility to correct the problem.
Race director has final say over rules interpretation.
